Question follow-through · 16336
Children: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has considered the potential merits of introducing a statutory requirement for all local authorities to appoint a lead officer for children from Armed Forces families, including those wit
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 6 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 28 Jul 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
6 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has considered the potential merits of introducing a statutory requirement for all local authorities to appoint a lead officer for children from Armed Forces families, including those wit
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Jul 2026
Answer published
We recognise that Armed Forces life may present particular challenges for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families, particularly because of the need to move regularly. As part of our consultation on reforms of the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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